HCF 2019 Keynote: The role of chemicals in the circulary economy

3. 54 actions to close the cycle The Circular Economy Action Plan 100% of the actions completed Benefits: - Economic: 600 billions euro/year - Social: new jobs and skills - Environmental: up to 4% CO2 reduction

4. Some specific achievements • Plastic strategy • Analysis of the interface between chemicals, product and waste legislation • Revision of the waste legislation • Adoption of the single-use plastics

5. Plastics Strategy All plastic packaging will be reusable or recyclable (by 2030) Boost the market for recycled plastics Actions on single-use plastics and microplastics Strategic Research Innovation Agenda for Plastics (2018) Support to multilateral initiatives on plastics

6. EU funding: over €10 bn since 2016 €1.4 billion Horizon 2020 until 2018 €7.1 billion Cohesion Policy €2.1 billion European Fund for Strategic Investments €100 million LIFE

7. Chemical sector in Circular Economy • Circular economy is an opportunity for the chemical sector • The chemical sector is strategic for the EU: it employs 3.3 millions people and has a turnover of 553 billion euro, which accounts for 7.6% of EU manufacturing turnover

8. 1. Better – circular - design Innovations needed: chemical sector key player

9. Innovation and new solutions needed - chemical sector key player 2. Chemical recycling Modular, Scalable and High-Performance Depolymerization by Microwave Technology

10. 3. New business models • Chemical leasing • Chemical industry: the recycling industry of the future?

11. Ensuring safety of products produced from recycled materials

12. REACH : a success story • Biggest source of chemical data in the world

13. Phasing out substances of very high concern REACH candidate list

14. Registration & compliance • The information provided by industry must be complete and accurate • Joint action plan with ECHA to increase compliance • All players have to take their responsibility

15. Waste Database at ECHA • Information submitted by companies on articles containing substances of very high concern • For waste treatment operators to improve risk management and promote non-toxic material cycles • For consumers to be better informed

16. Chemicals-Products-Waste Interface Policy options and opening broad discussion • Substances of concern in products and waste • Substances of concern in recycled materials • "End of waste" uncertainties • EU waste classification and recyclability materials

17. REACH is meeting its objectives  Improved protection health and environment  Promoted alternatives to animal testing  Ensured free movement chemicals on single market

18. CHEMICALS AN EU STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE…

19. Towards a future EU Strategy for Safe and Sustainable Chemicals 19 • Better implement current legislation • Promoting green, sustainable, innovative chemistry • Safe management of chemicals in products and waste (environment, health, circular economy) • Improving coherence risk management across sectoral legislations • The decision is for new Commission

20. Conference 20 High Level Conference Brussels 27-28 June 2019

21. We need to continue working together to ensure a competitive, safe, innovative and sustainable chemical sector for the benefit of citizens and the environment 21 Conclusion

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La transición a una economía circular es una tremenda oportunidad para transformar nuestra economía: hacerla más sostenible y proteger el medio ambiente al tiempo que crea empleos y genera ventajas competitivas para Europa en un mundo que está experimentando cambios profundos. Trae un cambio de mentalidad que está aquí para quedarse, para asegurarnos de que usamos nuestros valiosos recursos naturales de forma sostenible y eficiente. Esta transición se establece para aumentar las inversiones, el valor agregado y estimular la innovación. La transición a una economía circular es una oportunidad beneficiosa para lograr que la economía de la UE sea más sostenible, y a la vez crea puestos de trabajo y genera ventajas competitivas para Europa como líder mundial en economía circular. El potencial de crecimiento es significativo: ya en 2014, las inversiones privadas en los sectores de la economía circular de la UE se estimaron en 120.000 millones de euros, lo que equivale a un 0,8% del PIB, un aumento del 58% desde 2008. El mismo año hubo más de 4,5 millones de empleos. En estos sectores, un incremento del 7% respecto a 2008. En los primeros dos años y medio de implementación, hemos entregado más del 85% de las acciones:
IMPROVING ECONOMICS/QUALITY OF RECYCLING The aim is that by 2030 all plastics packaging will be reusable or recyclable. This will be achieved by stimulating design for circularity, boosting recycled content, stimulating better separate waste collection. Plastics packaging today accounts for about 60% of all plastics waste generated in Europe every year. It is therefore paramount that we address this as a priority. Our aim will be to make it easier to trace process or remove possible chemical chemicals of concern from the recycling streams, thus ensuring a high level of health and environmental protection for EU citizens. Actions to improve product design: − Preparatory work for future revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive: Commission to initiate work on new harmonised rules to ensure that by 2030 all plastics packaging placed on the EU market can be reused or recycled in a cost-effective manner. − follow-up to COM (2018) 32 "Communication on the implementation of the circular economy package: options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation": improve the traceability of chemicals and address the issue of legacy substances in recycled streams − new eco-design measures: consider requirements to support the recyclability of plastics Actions to boost recycled content: − launching an EU-wide pledging campaign targeting industry and public authorities − assessment of regulatory or economic incentives for the uptake of recycled content, in particular in the context of the: − Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (see above) − Evaluation/review of the Construction Products Regulation − Evaluation/review of End-of-life Vehicles Directive − as regards food-contact materials: swift finalisation of pending authorisation procedures for plastics recycling processes, better characterisation of contaminants and introduction of monitoring system − development of quality standards for sorted plastics waste and recycled plastics in cooperation with the European Standardisation Committee − Ecolabel and Green Public Procurement: Further incentivise the use of recycled plastics, including by developing adequate verification means Actions to improve separate collection of plastic waste: − issue new guidelines on separate collection and sorting of waste − ensure better implementation of existing obligations on separate collection, including through ongoing review of waste legislation ------------------ CURBING PLASTICS WASTE AND LITTERING We need to prevent plastic waste entering in our environment, be it on land or in the oceans. Single use plastic items constitute 50% of litter found on EU beaches. The Commission will look at prevention and substitution for single use plastics. Analytical work, including the launch of a public consultation, has already started to determine the scope of a legislative initiative on single-use plastics at EU level to be tabled by this Commission and following the approach used for light-weight plastic bags. The Plastics Strategy will also set up a clear framework for the use of biodegradable and compostable plastics, as there are some specific applications where these are useful. We have to get the biodegradability issue right so that, for example existing separate collection schemes are not cross-contaminated; or that biodegradability claims are clearly proven, which is in particular challenging in aquatic conditions with the risk to leading to more marine plastic pollution. A Report on Oxo-degradable plastics has been developed. A significant part of marine litter originates from sea-based sources, including lost and abandoned fishing gear, having a significant impact on the marine environment. The proposal for a new Directive on Port Reception Facilities we have adopted today goes a long way ensuring this waste is delivered to adequate port reception facilities, instead of being discharged at sea. In order to further reduce litter from the fishing sector, we are now assessing additional measures to prevent and possibly recover lost gear ----------------- DRIVING INVESTMENTS AND INNOVATION Innovation is a key enabler for the transformation of the plastics value chain: it can help reduce the costs of existing solutions, provide new ones and amplify potential benefits beyond Europe’s borders. While the EU can play an enabling role, European businesses need to invest in the future and affirm their leadership in the modernisation of the plastics value chain. To meet the objectives of this strategy, the scale of private and public investment must significantly increase, not only as regards innovation. Later this year, the Commission will develop a Strategic Research Innovation Agenda for Plastics, aiming to guide funding future EU funding decisions. The focus will be the development of smarter and more recyclable plastic materials and products, more efficient recycling processes, removal of hazardous substances and contaminants from recycled plastics, and solutions addressing the problem of microplastics. Until 2020, the EU Research and Innovation Programme Horizon 2020 will invest an additional 100 million Euros in plastics innovation. This will come on top of more than 250 million already invested so far. To raise awareness about financing opportunities, the Commission has already established, in cooperation with the European Investment Bank, the Circular Economy Finance Support Platform. Among its aims: improve the bankability of projects, steer investments and innovation. The European Structural and Investment Funds as well as the European Funds for Strategic Investments are already giving support to projects for a more sustainable and innovative plastic value chain and, we hope, that with the strategy, more and better projects can be financed. In this context, the Commission will also examine the feasibility of a private-led investment fund to finance investments in innovative solutions and new technologies aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of primary plastic production. Finally, the strategy also reaffirms our commitment to find alternative feedstock for plastics production. Bio-based plastics can play a role, provided they are truly sustainable. That is why we have launched an extensive lifecycle assessment to guide future policy work and investment decisions (including biomass). ----------------- HARNESSING GLOBAL ACTION Plastics value chains and challenges from plastic pollution are global. So are the solutions. The strategy will harness global action through stronger engagement in international fora, enhanced support to projects in East and South-East Asia, and strengthened policy dialogue with countries outside Europe. In particular, addressing marine litter requires an inclusive, coordinated and global response. This is because about half of the plastic waste collected in the EU is sent abroad; because marine litter from one country ends up on the beaches of another; and ultimately because fragments of plastic from all over the globe accumulate over time in the oceans and seas, carried by marine currents. Tangible EU cooperation with third countries to address plastics challenges over the coming years, includes: -Dedicated action to prevent plastic waste and marine litter in East and South-East Asia, in the Mediterranean region and in major world river basins; -Support to multilateral initiatives on plastics, in fora such as the UN, the G7, the G20, and regional cooperation; -Development cooperation funding, notably the new European External Investment Plan which, we expect, will finance circular economy and waste projects among others; -Work towards international standards on sorted plastic waste and recycled plastics; -Step up enforcement of the EU Waste Shipment Regulation to ensure that exported plastic waste is adequately treated.
Chemical recycling, or feedstock recycling, refers to technologies where post-consumer plastic waste is converted into valuable chemicals, to be used as fuel or raw materials by the chemical industry. This way, plastic waste can be converted into feedstock, that can produce virgin-like polymers to create new plastic articles. Apparently chemical recycling can complement mechanical recycling when this is inefficient, for example for not properly sorted plastic or contaminated waste. We believe this can be a positive and exciting development, so long as the waste plastics are indeed converted to virgin-like raw material for making new plastic products.
PVC: phthalates (e.g. DEHP), lead and cadmium Recycled plastics from e.g. electronics and vehicles: brominated flame retardants (incl. POP-BFR) Furniture, matrasses and fabrics: brominated flame retardants and highly fluorinated substances (PFAS) Biocides: in all sorts of consumer products Paper (packaging): highly fluorinated substances (PFAS), phthalates, bisphenols (additives, coatings, printing inks, glue etc.) Rubber material (e.g. tires): Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Sewage sludge: cadmium, brominated flame retardants, highly fluorinated substances, surfactants, antimicrobials (biocides), pharmaceuticals, pesticides and microplastics.
ECHA will establish a new database on the presence of hazardous chemicals in articles by 2020 for waste treatment operators and consumers. The database will comprise information submitted by companies producing, importing or selling articles that contain Candidate List substances. Companies need to submit this information by the end of 2020. Helsinki, 11 July 2018 – The task is based on the revised waste framework directive that entered into force in July 2018. It is part of the EU’s waste legislation package, contributing to the EU's circular economy policy. The information will be available to waste treatment operators and consumers and should help waste operators in treating waste and recycling materials. The goal is to improve the risk management of chemicals during waste recovery and to promote non-toxic material cycles. The database aims to help consumers make informed choices for safer products. This will also increase pressure to substitute substances of concern. This new task strengthens the need for good supply chain communication as foreseen under REACH, where companies have to communicate in the supply chain and notify ECHA about Candidate List substances in articles.
ECHA will establish a new database on the presence of hazardous chemicals in articles by 2020 for waste treatment operators and consumers. The database will comprise information submitted by companies producing, importing or selling articles that contain Candidate List substances. Companies need to submit this information by the end of 2020. Helsinki, 11 July 2018 – The task is based on the revised waste framework directive that entered into force in July 2018. It is part of the EU’s waste legislation package, contributing to the EU's circular economy policy. The information will be available to waste treatment operators and consumers and should help waste operators in treating waste and recycling materials. The goal is to improve the risk management of chemicals during waste recovery and to promote non-toxic material cycles. The database aims to help consumers make informed choices for safer products. This will also increase pressure to substitute substances of concern. This new task strengthens the need for good supply chain communication as foreseen under REACH, where companies have to communicate in the supply chain and notify ECHA about Candidate List substances in articles.
ECHA will establish a new database on the presence of hazardous chemicals in articles by 2020 for waste treatment operators and consumers. The database will comprise information submitted by companies producing, importing or selling articles that contain Candidate List substances. Companies need to submit this information by the end of 2020. Helsinki, 11 July 2018 – The task is based on the revised waste framework directive that entered into force in July 2018. It is part of the EU’s waste legislation package, contributing to the EU's circular economy policy. The information will be available to waste treatment operators and consumers and should help waste operators in treating waste and recycling materials. The goal is to improve the risk management of chemicals during waste recovery and to promote non-toxic material cycles. The database aims to help consumers make informed choices for safer products. This will also increase pressure to substitute substances of concern. This new task strengthens the need for good supply chain communication as foreseen under REACH, where companies have to communicate in the supply chain and notify ECHA about Candidate List substances in articles.
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